'Escalated intervention': Why KZN's Cogta MEC is at loggerheads with eThekwini's mayor
A disagreement between Thulasizwe Buthelezi and Cyril Xaba is playing out in public.deputy city manager for trading services, Sibusiso Makhanya.Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC Thulasizwe Buthelezi and the mayor of eThekwini, Cyril Xaba , have had a terse exchange regarding allegations of corruption as well as the suspension of a senior official.
Buthelezi said:"It is only the council that has the discretion to suspend senior managers - and this function cannot be delegated to the executive committee." "The regressing trend of poor governance, lack of consequence management and maladministration in eThekwini are a cause for concern and may lead to a recommendation for escalated intervention from the provincial government," he said.The mayor, in a statement on Tuesday night, told reporters that he had, in an executive committee meeting, reaffirmed the city's commitment to fighting fraud, corruption and maladministration.
"If they are convinced there is substance in the allegations they are raising, they need to report the allegations to law enforcement agencies. Anyone who is aware of fraud being committed or corruption taking place must report it to the city's Integrity and Investigative Unit for investigation or the police because they have the capacity to conduct such investigations.
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